IMPACT OF GAMES ON PUPILS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN DELTA NORTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT

Abstract

The study was designed to find out the impact of games on pupils’ academic achievement in reading comprehension in primary schools in Delta North Senatorial District. The study descriptive research design. Impact of Games on Pupils’ Academic Achievement in Reading Comprehension” (IGPAARC) instrument was validated for the study. Two research questions were raised to give direction to the study. The population of the study comprised all the two thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two (2772) primary two pupils in all the primary schools in Delta North Senatorial District in Delta State. [State Universal Basic Education Board, 2021/2022 (SUBEB)]. The total sample was 216 primary two pupils were randomly selected from the selected primary schools in the study area. The reliability of the instrument was determined using K-R20 (Kudar Richardson). Co-efficient of internal consistency was used to find out the internal consistent of the 16 items used for the objectivity of the study. The statistical tools used for computing and analyzing the response scores were frequency count and mean rating scales. Based on the research questions that guided the study, the results revealed that pupils taught using games teaching methods obtained a high mean achievement score in reading comprehension and gender has a high influence on the mean achievement scores of pupils exposed to games in reading comprehension.